Victoria Park/Stampede (C-Train)

Infobox C-Train Station
station=Victoria Park/Stampede Station
address=1414 Macleod Trail SE


coordinates=coord|51|02|18|N|114|03|30|W|scale:5000
opened=1981
district=Beltline
line=201
nextstation=north to Olympic Plaza/City Hallsouth to Erlton/Stampede
connections=10 Dalhousie/Southcentre
417 17th Avenue SW
dailyboardings=3,200 (2005)
elevators=0
transferrequired=
platforms=Centre platform
wheelchair=Ramp to mezzanine

Victoria Park/Stampede (formerly named Stampede) is a stop on the South Line (Route 201) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.

The station, located on Macleod Trail, serves Stampede Park, the site of the Calgary Stampede as well as the communities of Beltline and Mission. A pedestrian bridge crosses Macleod Trail from the station towards Uptown 17th Avenue.

The Victoria Park/Stampede station is the only C-Train station with three platforms: the west track is used by trains going south, the central track by trains towards downtown and the Northwest, and the east track, mostly unused, is used by a special events service after Calgary Flames games to the northeast, terminating at McKnight-Westwinds station.

Opened in 1981, the station registered an average of 3,200 weekday boardings in 2005.Cite web|url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/html/lrt_ridership.html| title= LRT Station Ridership| author= Calgary Transit| authorlink= Calgary Transit| year=2005| accessdate=2007-08-24]

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